Easy Homestyle Macaroni Cheese Recipes

HOME-STYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook elbow macaroni in the boiling water, stirring occasionally until cooked through but firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain.
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Stir flour into melted butter and cook until smooth and bubbling, about 1 minute. Mix milk, cream cheese, jalapeno peppers, Dijon mustard, black pepper, and salt into flour-butter mixture; cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, about 5 minutes. Mix macaroni and Cheddar cheese into sauce; pour into a 2-quart casserole dish.
• Mix bread crumbs, 2 tablespoons butter, and parsley together in a bowl; spread over macaroni and cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.

CLASSIC SOUTHERN MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch ovenproof casserole dish.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the macaroni and cook until tender (a little more than al dente), about 12 minutes. Drain well in a colander.
• In a large bowl, combine the macaroni, cheese, milk and eggs. Add some salt and pepper. Transfer to the prepared dish.
• Bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool slightly before serving.

EASIEST HOMESTYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 10 1/2x13 1/2-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; stir 1 teaspoon salt and vegetable oil into boiling water. Gradually stir macaroni into the boiling water and cook, stirring occasionally, until macaroni are tender but still slightly firm, about 10 minutes. Drain well and pour macaroni into prepared baking dish.
• Pour Alfredo sauce into a 3-quart microwave-safe bowl and stir processed cheese into sauce; microwave on 60 percent power for 6 minutes. Stir sauce mixture and microwave for 5 more minutes on 60 percent power. Season with black pepper and paprika. Stir 1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese into mixture until cheese has melted and sauce is thick and smooth.
• Pour half the cheese sauce over macaroni and stir to coat; pour in remaining cheese mixture and stir again. Spread remaining shredded sharp Cheddar cheese over macaroni. Top casserole with bread crumbs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is bubbling, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Broil casserole under oven's broiler for 3 to 4 minutes if you like a browned top. Let macaroni and cheese stand for 10 minutes before serving.

FAMILY-FAVORITE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Cook and drain macaroni as directed on package.
• While macaroni is cooking, melt butter in 3-quart saucepan over low heat. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Cook over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constanly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in cheese. Cook, stirring occasionally, until cheese is melted.
• Gently stir macaroni into cheese sauce.
• Pour into ungreased 2-quart casserole. Bake uncovered 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly.

EASY HOMESTYLE MACARONI & CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Mix water and mustard in 1-1/2-qt. casserole.
• Whisk in Cheese Sauce. Stir in Macaroni; cover.
• Bake 40 min. or until heated through, uncovering and stirring in sour cream after 30 min. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

HOME-STYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly mist an 11x7 inch(2 quart) glass or ceramic baking dish with vegetable oil cooking spray and set aside.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil over high heat.Add salt,if using,and stir in the macaroni.Reduce heat to medium-high and cook uncovered about 8 minutes.Reserve 1 cup of the pasta cooking water,then drain the macaroni well in a colander.
• Transfer the macaroni to the prepared baking dish.Add the pasta sauce,2 cups of the cheese,and the reserved pasta cooking water,and stir until ingredients are well combined.Scatter the remaining 1 cup of cheese over the top.
• In a small bowl,toss the olive oil with the bread crumbs, and then scatter on top of the cheese.
• Bake until the macaroni and cheese is bubbly and the crumbs are lightly brown,25 to 30 minutes.

HOMESTYLE MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Cook macaroni (1/2 pound= 2 cups dry) until just al dente.
• You can use elbows for a traditional look, but try scoobi-doo-- it works well in this recipe.
• Drain pasta well.
• While the mac is boiling, melt the 1/4-cup butter in a large pot.
• Whisk in the flour.
• Over med heat, whisk until smooth and bubbly (only about a minute).
• Stir in milk, cream cheese, salt, pepper& mustard.
• Keep cooking and stirring until sauce is thickened-- about three or four minutes.
• Cut the block of cheddar into half-inch cubes.
• Add drained macaroni and cubed cheddar& combine well.
• Pour into a casserole sprayed with Pam.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients and sprinkle over top.
• Dust with paprika if desired.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until top is golden brown and casserole is heated through.

OLD-FASHIONED MACARONI AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni in boiling water until almost tender; drain. Meanwhile, in a Dutch oven, melt butter. Stir in the flour, salt, mustard, pepper and pepper sauce until smooth. Cook for 1 minute or until bubbly. Stir in the macaroni, milk and 4 cups cheese. , Transfer to an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until bubbly. Uncover; sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

HOME-STYLE MAC 'N' CHEESE

Steps:

• Cook macaroni according to package directions; drain. In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the macaroni, ham, cheese sauce, salt and pepper. Pour into a greased 2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.